Charles de Gaulle Biography

Free French representatives adhere to the Atlantic Charter principles.

His movement joins Allied support for the joint declaration.

Welcomes Allied gains in North Africa as strengthening the Allied position in the Mediterranean and the approaches to Suez.

De Gaulle entered Bayeux during his first return to French soil since 1940.

De Gaulle called for continued resistance and asserted French sovereignty over liberated territory.

De Gaulle left Bayeux for Isigny after establishing visible French political authority.

De Gaulle walked through Bayeux as growing crowds joined his procession toward the town centre.

The enthusiastic Bayeux reception strengthened de Gaulle's claim to represent liberated France.

De Gaulle visited the sub-prefecture before addressing the people of Bayeux.

The Renault company is nationalized after accusations of collaboration during the occupation

De Gaulle returned to Bayeux and outlined constitutional principles for post-war France.

De Gaulle argued in Bayeux for an executive authority strong enough to remain above party conflict.

Supports French nuclear development using uranium resources.

France tests its first atomic weapon in Algeria.

France detonates Gerboise Bleue in Algeria and becomes the fourth state to test a nuclear weapon.

De Gaulle received an allied briefing and supported the United States assessment of the missile evidence.

De Gaulle calls for an international monetary system based more directly on gold than dollars.

France develops uranium-enrichment capacity at Pierrelatte.